2027 Decide: APC To Take Over Power in Bauchi – Senator Buba

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2027 Decide: APC To Take Over Power in Bauchi – Senator Buba—-Senator Umar Buba (Bauchi South) has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will wrest power from the ruling People Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State come 2027.

Buba, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence made, this known at the end of the 2024 critical stakeholders meeting held in Bauchi.

“The critical stakeholders meeting is for the peace, unity and progress of the party,” he said.

“You can see myself, our house of rep members, our honorable ministers, we all attended this meeting and we discussed the unity, peace and justice of the party in the state and I am impressed with the turnout.
“That is a clear indication that the party is ready and willing to take over Bauchi in 2027”.

The meeting was attended by Senator Buba, Ministers of Health and Social Welfare; Prof. Ali Pate, and Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf MaitamaTuggar, former governor Isa Yuguda, members of the House of Representatives and State House of Assembly, former party chairmen of the APC in the state and representative of the former governorship candidate, Abubakar Sadique, who was attending a national assignment.

In a communique issued to journalists at the end of the meeting on Saturday, the APC in the state unanimously resolved to support President Bola Tinubu administration’s renewed hope agenda and the two ministers from the state.

The communiqué, which was signed by the state Chairman, Muhammad Hassan, also resolved to constitute a discipline mechanism within the party to check erring members at all levels without fear or favour.

“The party shall ensure justice, equity and fairness to all at future congresses, primaries and general elections,” it added.

“We shall stand firm in support of all APC candidates in all future elections.”

It will be recalled that APC lost power in 2019 to PDP.
Its candidate, then governor, Barrister Mohammed Abubakar shockingly lost to Bala Mohammed of PDP by a slim margin.

The party attempted to reclaim power in 2023 to no avail, losing again.

This time, Senator Mohammed defeated APC’s Air Marshal Abubakar Saddique, former Chief of Air staff in a keenly contested and highly charged governorship election in 2023.

After the back to back defeats, the party went on a hibernated mode but has apparently bounced back if the attendance of the just concluded 2024 critical stakeholders meeting is anything to go by.

Senator Buba carries the renewed optimistic which the party is building on the anchor of peace, unity, progress which were hitherto missing, and seemed ready and poised to face the challenges of electioneering come 2027.

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Bugaje Accuse APC of Using Money, EFCC Threats To Weaken PDP Through Defections

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April 25, 2025

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Bugaje Accuse APC of Using Money, EFCC Threats To Weaken PDP Through Defections—-Former member of the House of Representatives and ex-presidential adviser Dr. Usman Bugaje has accused Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), of systematically using money to induce defections from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Speaking in an interview with Arise News, Bugaje claimed that the APC has been aggressively targeting opposition figures, leveraging both financial incentives and potential legal threats.

His words: “Well, for what I know—and I don’t claim to know everything—the APC is basically using money to buy off PDP.

“Some say it’s a carrot and stick approach. The money is the carrot. What’s the stick? Possibly the EFCC. They might do these kinds of things. This has been the practice since the time of President Obasanjo.”

Bugaje argued that the root cause of the ongoing wave of defections is money, warning that such practices pose a grave threat to Nigeria’s democratic system.

He said: “For me, this is a very serious issue. This should be the center of our political discourse. As long as money remains the determining factor, then that’s the end of democracy and the end of politics.”

His comments come in the wake of a major political shake-up in Delta State, where Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who was also the PDP’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, defected to the APC. They were joined by members of the National Assembly, State Assembly, and several local government chairmen.

Bugaje stated that he is skeptical about the PDP’s ability to function as an effective opposition.

“There has not been real opposition since the moment Nyesom Wike did what he did,” Bugaje said.

“The PDP missed its chance to be a viable opposition party. Just look at their conduct on major national issues—from emergency rule debates to budget discussions. They failed to act like an opposition,” he added.

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Atiku is the Messiah Nigeria needs, says Former Lagos PDP Chairman Aeroland

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April 25, 2025

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Atiku is the Messiah Nigeria needs, says Former Lagos PDP Chairman Aeroland

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Segun Adewale, says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is the Messiah Nigeria needs now and he can fix the economy.

Adewale, a former Lagos State Chairman of the party, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that no one should write off Abubakar politically or tell him to leave the PDP.

Recalls that some critics of Abubakar’s presidential ambition, including former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George and former Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State had advised the former vice president not to run on the PDP platform in 2027.

While George on Wednesday told Abubakar to immediately resign from the PDP over an alleged anti-party activities, Fayose said he would work against his presidential ambition, if he decided to contest in 2027.

Speaking, Adewale popularly known as Aeroland, said that no one should play God over the ambition of the former vice president.

“He (Abubakar) has been tested and tried as part of the few politicians with contentment, and he has never given up.

“He has been in power, he understands Nigerian politics. He knows our challenges compared to other politicians that just want to grab power to get wealth.

“Atiku is one of the politicians that I know that is satisfied with whatever he has. Most others politicians, like his critics, are gluttons.

“It is unfortunate that the unrelenting opposition that Atiku has is still in the PDP, his party, not even outside PDP,” Adewale said.

According to him, it is sad that members of the PDP are still the one vehemently opposing Abubakar’s planned coalition to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for PDP, and return the party to power.

“Anyone within PDP saying Atiku should not contest in 2027 is working for the opposition and not for the party or the country.

“They are working for personal pocket, therefore, should not be listening to. We must discard their opinions.

“All dissenting voices in our party are working for their stomach, not for Nigeria,” Adewale said.

He maintained that none of the opposition party could defeat the ruling party single-handedly, not even Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party.

Calling for a rejig in Nigeria’s electoral system to deepen democracy, Adewale claimed that he had been allegedly robbed of electoral victory severally in Lagos State owing to a flawed system.

“It is not about how smart we are, but about the system. It is not about how popular you are, it is about the system. We must join hands to correct this before 2027 polls.

According to him, Nigerians are tired of poor governance, calling for a change and breath of fresh air.

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